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12 hrs ago | WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

New Emergency Alert System Crashes

A system put in place to help warn you about emergencies needed a life line. The just launched emergency alert system for Harrisonburg and Rockingham County crashed.

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Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA

Yesterday | The Daily News-Record

JUCO Pitcher Stingy

The New Market Shockers are again near the bottom of the Rockingham County Baseball League standings, but at least there's some potential attached to the team's woes this year.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

NBC29

Grottoes Man Trampled to Death

When 59-year-old Sam Saufley didn't come home at his regular time on Saturday, his family went looking for him.

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Related Topix: Grottoes, VA, Augusta County, VA, Train Disaster, University of Virginia

WCAV

Former School Bus Driver Accused of Online Sex Crimes

Darrell Eugene Farley, from Howardsville is accused of going online multiple times and asking kids for sex.

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Related Topix: Howardsville, VA, Family, Kids

The Daily News Leader

Family, colleagues remember Grottoes man killed in tragic farm accident

Many people asked Darla Miller over the years, "What does Sam Saufley do?" It's a trick question, said Miller, principal at Valley Vocational and Technical Center in Fishersville.

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Related Topix: Grottoes, VA, Fishersville, VA, Agriculture, Science, Education Etc., Augusta County, VA

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Daily News-Record

Vote Of Confidence

Doug Geib, Rockingham County voter registrar, will travel to Albania to act as a monitor for that nation's June 23 parliamentary elections.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Daily News-Record

County Wants Tower Plan B

Rockingham County officials sent AT&T back to the drawing board to see if it can find a better place for a proposed telecommunications tower that has neighbors up in arms.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Daily News-Record

#1 - Renewing Faith

Dorrall Price, 19, of Harrisonburg, a student at Old Dominion University, moves a chair for Retha Reed at her home on Shen Lake Drive in Rockingham County on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA, Old Dominion University, Singers Glen, VA, Fort Defiance, VA, Lacey-Spring, VA

Tue Jun 11, 2013

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

A New Emergency Alert System Set to Start Soon

The tornado sirens that alerted many in Oklahoma saved lives. In Harrisonburg and Rockingham County there isn't a siren system in place.

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Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA

The Daily News-Record

Voter Turnout Dismal

Voter turnout in today's primary is predictably low in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

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Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA, Mount Crawford, VA, Lacey-Spring, VA

The Daily News-Record

Widespread Outage Hits Downtown

A problem at the Maryland Avenue substation was left a wide swath of downtown Harrisonburg without power this morning, according to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Emergency Communications Center.

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Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA

Mon Jun 10, 2013

The Daily News-Record

#2 - Verona Man Admits To Rockingham Break-Ins

One of two Augusta County men accused of breaking into several Rockingham County homes pleaded guilty Friday in Rockingham County Circuit Court.

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Related Topix: Augusta County, VA

The Daily News-Record

Tornado Watch Issued For Harrisonburg, Rockingham

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of the region, including Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

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Related Topix: Weather, Harrisonburg, VA

Sun Jun 09, 2013

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Staying Safe When You Hear Sirens

First responders today are reminding drivers to look out for emergency vehicles on the road.

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Related Topix: Elkton, VA

The Daily News Leader

Mareta H. Marshall

Mrs. Marshall was born May 23, 1929, in Rockingham County, a daughter of the late Jesse E. and Rosa Dean Hammer.

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Related Topix: Marshall, VA, Fishersville, VA, Swoope, VA, Grottoes, VA, Elkton, VA

Thu Jun 06, 2013

The Daily News-Record

Hopeful Files For County Schools' District 1

The District 1 Rockingham County School Board race has its first taker: LaDonna Shiflet, 51, of Broadway, filed Tuesday to run in the Nov. 5 election.

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Related Topix: Broadway, VA

Wed Jun 05, 2013

Northern Virginia Daily

Valley voters set to pick candidates in primary

Voters across the northern Shenandoah Valley can vote in primaries Tuesday to determine who appears on election ballots in November.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Page County, VA, Warren County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Winchester, VA

The Daily News Leader

Willanna O. Kramer

She was born June 16, 1920, in Rockingham County, a daughter of the late Walter and Nellie Orebaugh.

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Related Topix: Chesapeake, VA, Mount Sidney, VA, Harrisonburg, VA

Tue Jun 04, 2013

The Daily News Leader

RCBL: Diamondbacks hold off Elkton

The win upped the Diamondbacks' record to 4-1. Stuarts Draft took a 1-0 lead in the first when Jay Thompson tripled and scored on a wild pitch.

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Related Topix: Stuarts Draft, VA, Elkton, VA

The Daily News-Record

#1 - Students Learn ABCs Of 911

Dr. Eric Kramer , an emergency room physician at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, talks to fourth-graders at Peak View Elementary School on Monday about 911 and how ambulance calls work.

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Related Topix: Penn Laird, VA